ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1857–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
8.9
SJR · SCImago
1.988
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
543
Best quartile
Q1 · 94th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 39 / 669 | 94th | Q1 |
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BMJ
BMJ is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 8.9), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by BMJ Publishing Group.
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ISSN 0959-535XVerify ISSN ↗0959-8146Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
8.9
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is BMJ indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1857–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 8.9.
What quartile is BMJ in Scopus?
BMJ is Q1 in Medicine (all) (rank 39 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of BMJ?
BMJ is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 8.9, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 94th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.988, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 543.
Who publishes BMJ and what is its ISSN?
BMJ is published by BMJ Publishing Group. Its print ISSN is 0959-535X and its online ISSN is 0959-8146.
Is BMJ covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is BMJ in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is BMJ open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is BMJ? — open metrics via OpenAlex
BMJ has an h-index of 417 and a 2-year mean of 4.57 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 8.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #49 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
417
h-index
4.57
2-yr mean citations
9,023
i10-index
64,303
works indexed
1,259,297
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#49 of 646 Top 8% Medicine (all)
BMJ published 2,851 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 3,452. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in BMJ? — latest 64 articles, 2026
In its latest 64 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (30.5%), United States (17.3%) and Canada (4.9%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for BMJ? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 15 retracted papers are recorded (0.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 15 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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